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TCA chemical peel is a powerful peel to rejuvenate the skin, specially skin damaged by sun exposure.The healing process of a TCA chemical peel depends on the skin treated. The reason is the amount of skin appendages (small hair follicles) present in the skin. The skin of the face has a lot of appendages, therefore it heals in about 7 days after a peel. The neck and chest skin does have very few skin appendages, therefore healing process takes longer, usually weeks, and even months if a deep peel was performed.Patients post TCA chemical peel should adhere to post-chemical peel instructions given by their doctors to assure an smooth recovery and excellent outcome
this is devastating and looks like you were scarred and now have permanent redness and thinned skin. I suggest seeing a cosmetic dermatologist for a formal consultation to see if anything can be done. this is very very hard to improve and likely needs skin care, vascular lasers. Best, Dr. Emer.
In theory, it can be done, but my suggestion is to see a medical dermatologist. There are conditions called keratoderma that can give rough hands. A compounded solution such as 5 % Lactic acid in sorbelene cream or 5-8% sal acid in cream can help. Calmurid is an over the counter prep and can be...
Hello and thank you for your question.There are a number of comparable skin resurfacing treatments for pigmentation, sunspots, and wrinkles. The important issue is skin type. If the skin is medium olive and darker, then laser and some other methods can be more difficult to use. TCA...
Hi and thank you for the question. There are many like you out there!!!!The problem with self peeling is the internet. Almost every product in almost every concentration is available on line from the US and other countries. You tube videos show patient diaries of self-TCA peeling and...